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Clinical Anatomy Flashcard Deck - 215 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ represents the classical location of femoral hernia
Answer: C
Flashcard 2: _____ system of tooth charting:
Number is assigned to each quadrant and that number is placed before tooth's number.
Answer: Modified FDI
Flashcard 3: _____ femoral hernia is lateral to the femoral artery
Answer: Hasselbach's
Flashcard 4: A lesion to #_____ would result in deltoid paralysis.
Answer: 5 (axillary nerve injury)
Flashcard 5: A lesion to #2 would result in _____
Answer: Klumpke palsy (total claw hand)
Flashcard 6: A lesion to #_____ (C5-C7) would result in winged scapula.
Answer: 4 (long thoracic nerve injury)
Flashcard 7: A lesion to #1 (upper trunk injury) would result in _____
Answer: Erb palsy ("waiter's tip.")
Flashcard 8: _____ femoral hernia is under the pectineus fascia
Answer: Cloquet's
Flashcard 9: A proximal lesion to #_____ would result in "Pope's blessing", loss of sensation in _____ nerve distribution
Answer: 8 (proximal median nerve injury)
Flashcard 10: A lesion to #_____ would result in difficulty flexing elbow and variable loss of sensation
Answer: 7 (musculocutaneous nerve injury)
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Answer: deltoid
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Flashcard 15: _____ was the author of 1st book on scientific medicine
Answer: andreas vesalius
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Flashcard 16: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) can arise from problems involving:- temporomandibular _____ derangement- pathologic contraction of muscles of mastication- mandibular nerve hypersensitivity
Answer: joint
Flashcard 17: A long thoracic nerve lesion presents with: #1 - inability to abduct arm above _____#2 - inability to anchor scapula to thoracic cage
Answer: horizontal position
Flashcard 18: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as: 1. flattened deltoid (appearance)2. loss of arm abduction at shoulder (>15) (action)3. loss of sensation over the deltoid muscle and lateral arm (sensation)
Answer: axillary (C5-C6)
Flashcard 19: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as decreased medial thigh sensation and adduction.
Answer: obturator
Flashcard 20: Repetitive pronation / supination of the forearm can result in a _____ nerve palsy due to irritation by the superficial and deep parts of the supinator muscle
Answer: deep radial
Flashcard 21: Extravasated urine in urethral injury cannot pass into the medial thigh below _____ line due to the firm attachment of Colles' fascia to the fascia lata.
Answer: Holden's
Flashcard 22: Lesions to CN _____ result in shoulder droop on the ipsi-lateral side of the lesion
Answer: XI (accessory)
Flashcard 23: Injury to the _____ nerve (C5-C6) is commonly due to:- fracture at the surgical neck of the humerus - anterior dislocation of the humerus
Answer: axillary
Flashcard 24: A lesion to #_____ (C5-C7) would result in winged scapula.
Answer: 4 (long thoracic nerve injury)
Flashcard 25: Vernet syndrome, which presents with dysfunction of cranial nerves _____, 10, and 11, is due to lesions of the jugular foramen
Answer: 9
Flashcard 26: Wrist slash injuries:A deep laceration on the _____ side of the wrist may injure the ulnar artery, ulnar nerve, and flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
Answer: ulnar
Flashcard 27: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as loss of sensation on the dorsum of the foot and foot drop (motor).
Answer: common peroneal
Flashcard 28: _____ syndrome is a spinal cord lesion due to compression of spinal roots from L2 and below
Answer: Cauda equina
Flashcard 29: _____ (distortion of the hand) is most apparent when making a fist, and is due to a proximal median nerve lesion.
Answer: "Pope's blessing" hand (aka hand of benediction)
Flashcard 30: _____ result from portosystemic shunting between the left colic vein (portal) and retroperitoneal (of Retzius) (systemic) veins
Answer: Descending colon varices
Flashcard 31: If a patient is _____ during aspiration, an abscess may form in the posterior segment of the right upper lobe of the lung
Answer: lying on their right side
Flashcard 32: Irritation of the phrenic nerve can refer pain to the _____ shoulder region (Kehr sign) and cause hiccups
Answer: C3-C5
Flashcard 33: Sites of choice for an intraosseous access includes proximal _____, distal femur, the distal end of radius or ulna
Answer: tibia
Flashcard 34: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as decreased thigh flexion and leg extension
Answer: femoral
Flashcard 35: _____ hematoma is due to rupture of the middle meningeal artery (branch of maxillary artery)
Answer: Epidural
Flashcard 36: _____ syndrome is due to compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist or hand.
Answer: Guyon canal
Flashcard 37: A lesion to #_____ would result in deltoid paralysis.
Answer: 5 (axillary nerve injury)
Flashcard 38: The two most common places of fracture in the orbit are the _____ and the orbital floor
Answer: medial wall
Flashcard 39: In a(n) _____ nerve injury, sensation is lost over the medial 1 1/2 fingers, including the hypothenar eminence.
Answer: ulnar
Flashcard 40: The left renal vein can become compressed between the _____ and SMA as it crosses the midline
Answer: aorta
Flashcard 41: Respiratory papillomatosis most commonly involves the _____ and glottic regions of larynx
Answer: supraglottic
Flashcard 42: The _____ and radius is in alignment in isolated lunate dislocation
Answer: capitate
Flashcard 43: The _____ reflex tests nerve roots S1 and S2 (tibial nerve)
Answer: Achilles
Flashcard 44: Inflammation of the _____ pleura, gallbladder, fibrous pericardium, and mediastinal pleura refer pain to the right shoulder via the phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
Answer: diaphramatic
Flashcard 45: _____ result from portosystemic shunting between the left gastric (portal) and esophageal branch of the azygos (systemic) veins
Answer: Esophageal varices
Flashcard 46: Loss of the _____ and supraspinatus in Erb palsy result in aDduction of the arm.
Answer: deltoid
Flashcard 47: A _____ is a collection of synovial fluid in the popliteal fossa in the gastrocnemius-semimembranous bursa.
Answer: Baker cyst
Flashcard 48: Loss of muscle action in an _____ nerve injury includes loss of:1. wrist flexion2. flexion of medial fingers (4th and 5th digits)3. abduction AND adduction of fingers (interossei)4. medial 2 lumbricals (4th and 5th digits)
Answer: ulnar
Flashcard 49: The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is commonly injured (meralgia paresthetica) due to _____, obesity or pregnancy
Answer: tight clothing
Flashcard 50: If a patient is _____ during aspiration, an abscess may form in the superior segment of the right lower lobe of the lung
Answer: supine
Flashcard 51: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as difficulty climbing stairs and rising from a seated position due to loss of hip extension.
Answer: inferior gluteal
Flashcard 52: _____ result from portosystemic shunting between the short gastric veins (portal) and inferior phrenic (systemic) vein
Answer: Gastric (fundal) varices
Flashcard 53: Lumbar puncture is usually performed between _____ and L5
Answer: L3
Flashcard 54: A lesion to #_____ would result in Erb palsy ("waiter's tip.")
Answer: 1 (upper trunk injury)
Flashcard 55: The _____ reflex tests nerve roots C7 and C8 (radial nerve)
Answer: triceps
Flashcard 56: In a cervical or lumbar disc herniation, the disc typically herniates into the _____, affecting the inferior nerve
Answer: vertebral canal
Flashcard 57: _____ (condition) is due to compression of the lower trunk (roots C8-T1) and subclavian vessels
Answer: Thoracic outlet syndrome
Flashcard 58: Loss of muscle action in a _____ nerve injury includes loss of:1. wrist flexion2. flexion of lateral fingers (2nd and 3rd digits)3. thumb opposition (not thumb flexion)4. lateral 2 lumbricals (2nd and 3rd digits)
Answer: median
Flashcard 59: _____ pouch is seen in the gallbladder, serves as a potential space for gallstones to get lodged.
Answer: Hartmanns
Flashcard 60: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as decreased anterior and lateral thigh sensation.
Answer: lateral femoral cutaneous
Flashcard 61: In sialolithiasis, a single stone is more common in the _____, specifically in the wharton duct
Answer: submandibular gland
Flashcard 62: _____ muscle is not pierced when paracentesis is performed using the midline approach.
Answer: Transversus abdominis
Flashcard 63: _____ (gender) have increased risk for UTI due to a relatively short urethra
Answer: Females
Flashcard 64: Radial Head Subluxation impinges the _____ nerve, causing weakness of most of the posterior forearm extensors
Answer: deep radial
Flashcard 65: Gastric _____ (erosions or ulcers) may extend into and beyond the submucosa
Answer: ulcers
Flashcard 66: Seminiferous tubules, _____ chamber of the eye, the cornea and the brain are immunologically privileged sites
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 67: _____ fractures of the temporal bone are more common than transverse
Answer: Longitudinal
Flashcard 68: Which areas of the spinal cord are spared in a complete occlusion of the anterior spinal artery? _____ and Lissaeur's tract
Answer: Dorsal column
Flashcard 69: Muscles lost in Erb palsy include: 1. _____2. supraspinatus3. infraspinatus4. biceps brachii
Answer: deltoid
Flashcard 70: A cricothyrotomy establishes an airway between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages and requires an incision through (superficial to deep):1) skin2) _____ fascia3) investing and pretracheal fascial layers of the deep cervical fascia 4) cricothyroid membrane
Answer: superficial cervical
Flashcard 71: A proximal lesion to #_____ would result in "Pope's blessing", loss of sensation in median nerve distribution
Answer: 8 (proximal median nerve injury)
Flashcard 72: Intramuscular injections in the buttocks should be given in the _____ quadrant (specifically the von Hochstetter triangle) to avoid injury to the superior gluteal nerve
Answer: anterolateral
Flashcard 73: Disc herniation at _____ level will involve the gluteus medius and muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg
Answer: L4-L5
Flashcard 74: GI tract diverticula classically arise where the _____ perforates the muscularis externa (weak point in colonic wall)
Answer: vasa recta
Flashcard 75: The optimal site for obtaining vascular access in the lower extremity during cardiac catheterization is the _____ artery below the inguinal ligament
Answer: femoral
Flashcard 76: Normal Left ventricle thickness is _____ to 1.5 cm
Answer: 1.3
Flashcard 77: Loss of the _____ (muscle) in Erb palsy results in medial rotation of the arm.
Answer: infraspinatus
Flashcard 78: Foot drop is characterized by loss of _____ and dorsiflexion (movements) of the foot.
Answer: eversion
Flashcard 79: _____ neuroma may occur due to the entrapment of branches of medial plantar nerve.
Answer: Mortons
Flashcard 80: Loss of the _____ in Erb palsy results in extension and pronation of the forearm.
Answer: biceps brachii
Flashcard 81: Carpal tunnel syndrome is due to entrapment of the _____ nerve between the transverse carpal ligament and the carpal bones
Answer: median
Flashcard 82: Nevus of Ota is distributed along the _____ and the second branches of the trigeminal nerve.
Answer: first
Flashcard 83: Which muscle layers are cut through while entering the pleural cavity for inserting an intercoastal drain?_____ and the intercostals.
Answer: serratus anterior
Flashcard 84: _____ result from portosystemic shunting between the superior rectal (portal) and middle/inferior rectal (systemic) veins
Answer: Anorectal varices
Flashcard 85: Posterolateral instability of the knee joint occurs when there is damage to the _____ collateral ligament, popliteofibular ligament and popliteus tendon.
Answer: lateral
Flashcard 86: _____ cell (sphenoethmoidal cell) is surgically important as internal carotid artery may be related to its lateral wall
Answer: Onodi
Flashcard 87: Injury to the _____ nerve (C5-C7 (nerve roots)) is commonly due to upper trunk compression.
Answer: musculocutaneous
Flashcard 88: A lesion to #_____ would result in "Saturday night palsy" (wrist drop).
Answer: 6 (radial nerve injury)
Flashcard 89: The superior gluteal nerve is commonly injured due to _____ injection to the upper medial gluteal region (iatrogenic).
Answer: intramuscular
Flashcard 90: Wrist slash injuries:A deep laceration on the _____ side of the wrist may injure the radial artery, median nerve, flexor carpi radialis tendon, and palmaris longus tendon
Answer: radial
Flashcard 91: A lesion to #_____ would result in Klumpke palsy (total claw hand)
Answer: 2
Flashcard 92: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as decreased sensation of upper anterior thigh and an absent cremasteric reflex.
Answer: genitofemoral
Flashcard 93: _____ nerve (C5-T1) injury is commonly due to:- anteromedial supracondylar fracture of the humerus (proximal lesion)- carpal tunnel syndrome (distal lesion)- wrist laceration (distal lesion)
Answer: Median
Flashcard 94: A lesion to #_____ would result in difficulty flexing elbow and variable loss of sensation
Answer: 7 (musculocutaneous nerve injury)
Flashcard 95: _____ (condition) is due to a lesion of the long thoracic nerve that supplies the serratus anterior
Answer: Winged scapula
Flashcard 96: Glomus tumors are found in 2 sites: Glomus _____ and Glomus tympanicum
Answer: jugulare
Flashcard 97: Basilar skull fractures most often follow traumatic head injuries and commonly involve the _____ segment of the temporal bone
Answer: petrous
Flashcard 98: Proximal tibial nerve lesions present with:- foot _____flexion- foot everted at rest- loss of foot inversion- weakness of the extrinsic muscles of the foot
Answer: dorsi
Flashcard 99: Compression of the axilla (resulting in radial nerve injury) can occur due to improper use of _____ or sleeping with an arm over a chair (aka Saturday night palsy).
Answer: crutches
Flashcard 100: _____ syndrome is characterized by the compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle
Answer: Pyriformis
Flashcard 101: _____ (condition) is due to traction or tear of the upper trunk (C5-C6 roots).
Answer: Erb palsy
Flashcard 102: When the acoustic neuroma affects the _____ fibers of the facial nerve, there will be hypoaesthesia of the posterior meatal wall
Answer: sensory
Flashcard 103: Syringomyelia most commonly occurs at spinal cord levels _____ - T1
Answer: C8
Flashcard 104: The _____ nerve is commonly injured due to- trauma - compression of the lateral aspect of the leg (ex Cast) - a fibular neck fracture
Answer: common peroneal
Flashcard 105: The _____ kidney is preferred for transplantation because the left renal vein is longer.
Answer: left
Flashcard 106: Disc herniation at _____ level will involve the gluteus maximus and muscles of the posterior and lateral compartment of the leg
Answer: L5-S1
Flashcard 107: _____ syndrome leads to atrophy of the thenar eminence, but spares sensation because the palmar cutaneous branch enters the hand external to the carpal tunnel
Answer: Carpal tunnel
Flashcard 108: Which regions of the colon are most vulnerable to hypoxia/ischemia? _____ and rectosigmoid junction
Answer: Splenic flexure
Flashcard 109: The _____ nerve may be transected during ligation of the superior thyroid artery during thyroid surgery
Answer: superior laryngeal
Flashcard 110: The _____ reflex tests nerve roots C5 and C6 (musculocutaneous nerve)
Answer: biceps
Flashcard 111: Injury to the _____ nerve results in:1. "ape hand / median claw" (appearance)2. loss of thenar muscles (action)3. no loss of sensation (sensation)
Answer: recurrent branch of the median
Flashcard 112: The _____temporal quadrant is the most exposed to trauma
Answer: infero
Flashcard 113: Establishment of the age of _____ years can be done by evaluation of the medial end of the clavicle
Answer: 22+
Flashcard 114: Patients with a supra_____ VSD of any size are advised to get VSDs surgically closed
Answer: cristal
Flashcard 115: Forearm space of parona can get infected from the _____ bursa
Answer: ulnar
Flashcard 116: Why does frontal trauma NOT cause occipital contrecoup injuries?_____
Answer: because the occipital skull is relatively flat and smooth.
Flashcard 117: Dacryocystitis is the inflammation of the lacrimal _____
Answer: sac
Flashcard 118: Compression of Baxter's nerve by the deep fascia that covers _____ is implicated to be a possible cause of chronic heel pain and plantar fasciitis.
Answer: abductor hallucis (muscle)
Flashcard 119: The most common site of a sebaceous cyst is _____ of the ear
Answer: postauricular sulcus
Flashcard 120: C_____ injury leads to decreased sensation over the lateral aspect of the neck and inferiorly over clavicles down to the rib space
Answer: 4
Flashcard 121: _____ femoral hernia is under the pectineus fascia
Answer: Cloquet's (F)
Flashcard 122: Keratic precipitates are proteinaceous cellular deposits occurring at the _____ of the cornea
Answer: endothelium
Flashcard 123: Most specific nerve involved in HZO is the _____ nerve
Answer: nasociliary
Flashcard 124: _____ is a common site for carcinoma in nasopharynx.
Answer: Fossa of Rossenmuller
Flashcard 125: Sensory abnormalities involving _____ are commonly seen in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome.
Answer: T1 (dermatome)
Flashcard 126: _____ Mediastinal Goiter are supplied by superior and inferior thyroid arteries
Answer: Secondary
Flashcard 127: The right _____ vein is the most preferred for central venous cannulation.
Answer: internal jugular
Flashcard 128: Fracture of _____ is the most common fracture leading to CSF rhinorrhea.
Answer: cribriform plate of ethmoid
Flashcard 129: The surgical demarcation between level III and level IV in the neck is the horizontal line along the inferior border of _____
Answer: cricoid cartilage
Flashcard 130: The most common site of ectopic parathyroid gland in recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism is _____
Answer: paraoesophageal
Flashcard 131: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is an acute infection of the _____ ganglion of the fifth cranial nerve by the varicella-zoster virus.
Answer: Gasserian
Flashcard 132: Ameloblastoma arises most commonly from the _____
Answer: mandible
Flashcard 133: What is the most common type of disc prolapse in terms of location of disc herniation?_____
Answer: Paracentral
Flashcard 134: What is responsible for causing difficulty in passage of catheter through the cystic duct, during cholangiography?_____
Answer: Spiral valves of Heister
Flashcard 135: Which artery is the artery of epistaxis in Kiesselbach's plexus?_____
Answer: Sphenopalatine artery
Flashcard 136: C_____ injury leads to decreased sensation over the anterior aspect of the neck
Answer: 3
Flashcard 137: _____ is the most common site of epistaxis in children and young adults.
Answer: Little s area
Flashcard 138: Which thoracic muscles are not pierced when doing pleural tapping in the midaxillary line?_____
Answer: Transversus thoracis
Flashcard 139: Commonest site of origin for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the _____
Answer: fossa of Rosenmller.
Flashcard 140: Superficial sensory branch of the _____ nerve is most commonly used for nerve biopsy in neuritic leprosy.
Answer: radial
Flashcard 141: A black eye may be from fracture of the floor _____ cranial fossa
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 142: The _____ on the posterior abdominal wall is the usual site chosen for transplantation of the kidney.
Answer: iliac fossa
Flashcard 143: Deformity of which ligament can lead to instability and deformity of tarsometatarsal joint?_____
Answer: Lisfranc ligament
Flashcard 144: Which recurrent laryngeal nerve is more prone to injury?_____
Answer: Left>Right
Flashcard 145: An infection in the Thenar space can spread to the _____ bursa
Answer: radial
Flashcard 146: _____ represents the classical location of femoral hernia
Answer: C
Flashcard 147: Which branch of the middle meningeal artery is most commonly involved in EDH?_____
Answer: Posterior branch
Flashcard 148: Which dermatome is most commonly affected in shingles?_____
Answer: Thoracic
Flashcard 149: Anaesthesia in the distribution of the _____ nerve may occur with zygoma #
Answer: infraorbital
Flashcard 150: Gunshot wounds of the temporal bone frequently result in loss of a _____ segment of the facial nerve
Answer: mastoid
Flashcard 151: What are the main collateral channels in IVC obstruction?_____
Answer: Azygous and hemizygous veins and vertebral venous plexuses (3)
Flashcard 152: Post tonsillectomy hemorrhage is commonly venous in origin, from the _____ vein.
Answer: paratonsillar/ external palatine
Flashcard 153: Jugular vein can bear the weight of upto _____ kgs in hanging
Answer: 2
Flashcard 154: Duodenal villous adenomas are commonly found around the _____ and are premalignant
Answer: ampulla of Vater
Flashcard 155: What is the most common location of hydatid cyst?_____
Answer: Liver>Lung
Flashcard 156: Which nerve is responsible for referred otalgia in tonsillitis?_____
Answer: Glossopharyngeal nerve
Flashcard 157: The most common site of an orbital blow out fracture is the _____ of the orbit.
Answer: floor
Flashcard 158: Laryngeal cysts are seen arising from _____.
Answer: Aryepiglottic folds
Flashcard 159: Calf level perforators- _____ perforator veins
Answer: Cockett
Flashcard 160: Ductal adenocarcinomas arise most commonly in the _____ of the pancreas.
Answer: head
Flashcard 161: SCFE presents as tenderness in _____ triangle
Answer: Scarpa's
Flashcard 162: Mucocele presents as a swelling in the _____ quadrant of the orbit.
Answer: superomedial
Flashcard 163: _____ is the second most frequently fractured facial bone.
Answer: Zygoma
Flashcard 164: Hangman's fracture is a fracture of pars interarticularis of _____
Answer: axis (C2).
Flashcard 165: Aortomeseteric angle is reduced to _____ degrees in SMA syndrome
Answer: 25
Flashcard 166: Crocodile tears occur due to faulty regeneration of parasympathetic fibers of _____ nerve
Answer: facial
Flashcard 167: Anesthesia of the cheek is very common, in blowout fractures due to the involvement of _____ nerve
Answer: infraorbital
Flashcard 168: Scalp bleeding is predominantly _____
Answer: arterial
Flashcard 169: _____ system of tooth charting: Number is assigned to each quadrant and that number is placed before tooth's number.
Answer: FDI
Flashcard 170: Which lymph node is enlarged in tonsillitis and base of tongue CA?_____
Answer: Jugulodigastric
Flashcard 171: _____ Mediastinal Goiter arise from Ectopic Thyroid tissue in chest
Answer: Primary
Flashcard 172: _____ syndrome includes features of superior orbital fissure syndrome, along with features of optic nerve involvement
Answer: Orbital apex
Flashcard 173: Collection of blood between periosteum of skull and scalp galeal aponeurosis is a _____
Answer: subgaleal hematoma
Flashcard 174: What is the wetting used in typical embalming fluid?_____
Answer: Glycerin
Flashcard 175: Foramen of _____ acts as a pathway for the spread of infections and tumors of the canal to the deep lobe of parotid.
Answer: Huschke
Flashcard 176: _____ femoral hernia is lateral to the femoral artery
Answer: Hasselbach's (A)
Flashcard 177: _____ abscess, can occur as a complication of mastoiditis, which forms due to infection of the air cells, at the posterior root of the zygoma
Answer: Zygomatic
Flashcard 178: Biopsy of the _____ (to examine minor salivary glands) is essential for the diagnosis of Sjgren syndrome
Answer: lip
Flashcard 179: Ewing's sarcoma arises from the _____ (not diaphysis) of the bone
Answer: bone marrow
Flashcard 180: _____ femoral hernia is anterior to the femoral vessels
Answer: Velpeau's (B)
Flashcard 181: The _____ vein is considered the most suitable vein for total parenteral nutrition
Answer: subclavian
Flashcard 182: In a patient with crocodile tears syndrome, the lesion is located _____ to the geniculate ganglion.
Answer: proximal
Flashcard 183: Le Fort I is a _____ # of the maxilla
Answer: transverse
Flashcard 184: Emphysema of the eyelids occurs more frequently with _____ wall fractures of the orbit
Answer: medial
Flashcard 185: At which point is the recurrent laryngeal nerve at the highest risk for injury during thyroid surgery?_____
Answer: At the level of Berry's ligament as it enters the larynx
Flashcard 186: Frey's syndrome is because of aberrant innervation of _____ nerve
Answer: auriculotemporal
Flashcard 187: What is the site of origin of antrochoanal polyp?_____
Answer: Mucosa of maxillary antrum
Flashcard 188: The earliest muscle to be involved in Volkmann's ischemic contracture is the _____
Answer: flexor digitorum profundus.
Flashcard 189: _____ index measures the transverse diameter of body of S1/whole width of sacrum
Answer: Corporobasal
Flashcard 190: Lupus of the larynx involves the _____ part of the larynx.
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 191: Occipital blow often leads to _____ fractures of the temporal bone
Answer: transverse
Flashcard 192: _____ haematoma does not show any colour change
Answer: Subgaleal (Layer of skull)
Flashcard 193: A site with an underlying bone is _____ likely to bruise.
Answer: more (more/less)
Flashcard 194: Radial bursa is drained by incision on _____ margin of thenar eminence
Answer: medial
Flashcard 195: Blowout fractures refer to isolated fractures of the _____
Answer: orbital floor
Flashcard 196: Larynx can be moved passively from side to side over the vertebrae giving a grating sensation called _____
Answer: laryngeal crepitus
Flashcard 197: Increased incidence of ischio-rectal fossa infection is due to _____
Answer: poor blood supply.
Flashcard 198: The tissue most resistant to knife penetration is the _____ (apart from bone or calcified cartilage).
Answer: skin
Flashcard 199: The _____ is an imaginary line joining the insertions of the four recti and is an important anatomical landmark when performing surgery.
Answer: spiral of Tillaux
Flashcard 200: Foramen of _____ acts as a pathway for the spread of parotid or superficial mastoid infections to the canal or vice versa.
Answer: Santorini
Flashcard 201: Bruising behind the ear may indicate a fracture of the _____ cranial fossa
Answer: middle
Flashcard 202: Which intercostal nerve is often the source of referred cardiac pain?_____
Answer: Intercostobrachial nerve
Flashcard 203: Murphy's point corresponds to the _____ rib tip intersection with _____ border of rectus.
Answer: 9th rib tip, right lateral border of rectus
Flashcard 204: McBurney's point lies at junction of _____ and _____ thirds of spino-umbilical line.
Answer: Lateral and middle
Flashcard 205: The _____ artery is palpated in infants to check for pulselessness before initiating CPR
Answer: brachial
Flashcard 206: The _____ is the landmark for the pudendal nerve block.
Answer: ischial spine
Flashcard 207: Schatzki's ring is associated with _____ hernia of the stomach
Answer: hiatus
Flashcard 208: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a neurovascular syndrome caused due to the compression of the _____ trunk of brachial plexus (C8 and T1) and _____ vessels
Answer: lower; subclavian
Flashcard 209: The _____ quadrant of abdomen is preferred for paracentesis
Answer: left lower
Flashcard 210: External laryngocele that herniates through the _____ membrane to appears as a swelling in the neck.
Answer: thyrohyoid
Flashcard 211: _____ is the narrowest part of the ureter and most likely site for stone to lodge.
Answer: Vesicoureteric junction
Flashcard 212: The electrode of a cochlear implant is placed in the scala _____
Answer: tympani.
Flashcard 213: The structure marked as 1 is the _____ which is removed in infundibulotomy(FESS).
Answer: uncinate process
Flashcard 214: The lymphatic spread of testicular tumors is to the _____ lymph nodes.
Answer: para-aortic
Flashcard 215: The vascular pedicle for the latissimus dorsi (LD) flap is based on the _____ artery
Answer: thoracodorsal
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